Abstract

ALVAREZ LAM, Ileana; PONCE BITTAR, Jorge  and  SILVA, Roberto. Enfermedad por arañazo de gato: Presentación de un caso. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2003, vol.75, n.4, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3119.

The cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a bening infectious process, relatively common in children and adolescents, produced by Bartonella henselae.The most frequent manifestations of the disease is the presence of an innoculation injury followed by regional lymphoadenopathy with fever or other general symptoms, or without them. A case of a 13-year-old male patient, whose affection began with left axillary adenopathy and febrile picture of 37.5°C-38.5°C of 3 days of evolution with the later appearance of a similar injury in the interscapular region, where a lymphoproliferative process may occur, is presented. Once the clinicoepidemiological history of the patient was determined, a series of complementary tests was made and the exeresis of the initial injury was indicated. The histopathological study showed a chronic lymphadenitis with pyonecrotizing focuses compatible with the cat-scratch disease. Treatment with oral erythromycin was indicated for 10 days with total reasolution of the adenic picture.

Keywords : CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE [therapy]; BARTONELLA HENSELAE.